Me and my children love Omar and his family. I love that helping the mosque is a central aspect to the story. Its great that Zanib has used that as it helps break stereotypes and gives everyone an understanding of the importance of the mosque in muslim community life. Not quite as good as the first but still a fun and entertaining read.

Omar and his family are back. And this time they're joined from the start by friends made in the first book. In this book, the mosque is in trouble and Omar is determined to help. He gets together with his friends Daniel and Charlie and plans ways to make money. They do well, but then the money goes missing! Omar turns spy to try to find the thief! Will they find the money in time to help to save the mosque?

Written in an easy to read style with line drawings and fun fonts where appropriate, this book is brilliant for those getting into longer chapter books. Omar and his family and friends are all likeable characters and you're rooting for them from the start.
The story progresses at just the right pace and I love the way Omar's imagination seeps into the chapters.
I wouldn't recommend reading this book until you have read the first (Accidental Trouble Magnet) as it gives the background to Omar's relationships which I think is important.

I can't wait to share this one in school as I'm sure many of our children will be able to identify with Omar and will love to see someone like them in a book!
I hope that Omar will continue to have adventures for us to read about!
I received an eARC of this book from the publishers via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

Just as good as the first and with more brilliant illustrations, this book will be a great addition to the class library and will be loved by fans of Tom Gates and Wimpy Kid books, without being too similar. These books are some of the strongest in this comic-style genre but offer something a bit different and this is of great benefit to readers.

Omar and his friends also have a mystery to solve. They have decided to save their pocket money so that they can all get super-duper Nerf Blasters and have an amazing nerf battle – and why wouldn’t they? It sounds like the best fun! But then Omar finds out that the mosque which his family attends needs to raise money or it will have to close so he decides that he will donate his savings instead. His friends, loyal to a man, want to help too so they convince their school to hold a fund-raising talent show (with raffle, cake stall and the rest) – everything goes really well, with loads of money raised, but then the cash goes missing! Now they must find out where the money has gone before it’s too late….

Aimed a little younger than the previous two (7+) this will appeal to boys and girls who appreciate a story with mild amounts of peril but lots of kindness, humour and family support and love.